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RN Turned Homemaker: Life In The Bat Cave

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Beth, from Life in the Bat Cave, is a RN turned homemaker, while she takes time away from her career to raise a family and writes about the process.

Life in the Bat Cave

What are your goals for your blog? Do you have any?
I started this blog on a whim so I didn’t have any set goals or direction. I find that sometimes this works in my favor because my life is a little bit all over the place and that is what I bring to my blog. My goal at this point is to ramp up my writing and branch out to build my blog presence.

What can readers expect to find when visiting your blog for the first time?
When visiting me for the first time, I think you will see I am a real woman living a real life. I don’t put forth any false pretenses, I am what I am. Sometimes I have good days and sometimes bad. You will see them all.

Life in the Bat Cave

You took a break from nursing to raise your three kids, what do you miss most about working outside of the home full time?
THE PAY CHECK! There are so many projects around the house that need to be done and I have to spread them out further than I’d like because we only have one paycheck coming in. I don’t miss punching a time clock one bit.

You had three kids in three years…what advice can you offer other moms who are barely hanging on with little ones in the house?
HANG IN THERE!!! It gets better, I promise. There were times I was ready to be carted away to the loony bin but I held on for dear life and emerged on the other side. Life is crazy but never dull around here!

Another piece of advice to maintain your sanity? Take a time out. You need to recharge your batteries to be able to be a good mom. So whether it is a night out with the girls, an hour of quiet at the library, sneaking in a mani/pedi…whatever it is that YOU need to refuel. While grocery shopping without the kids may sound like heaven, that doesn’t quite count!

Life in the Bat Cave

Would you rather have a wildly successful blog or a career in nursing?
Right now at this very moment I have to go with the wildly successful blog! There are some things I miss about being a nurse but they don’t out weigh my love of being home. If my blog was wildly successful I might have found my dream stay at home job!

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About Tracie Nall

Tracie lives in Arizona with her husband, teen daughter, and more books than her shelves will hold. She spends her days writing and editing. Many of her words end up on her blog, From Tracie. Find Tracie on Twitter @FromTracie and on Instagram where she takes pictures of things that are yellow.

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Comments

  2. Jackie says

    Congrats on your SITS day!!

    It’s great that you’re able to stay home with your kids! I’m off to check out your blog!

  4. Lisa says

    My mom was also a RN and stayed at home as well when my sister and I got older. I passed your blog on to her 🙂

  6. Mommy Crib Notes says

    I can relate to the “just hang in there” a lot of days with two under three. For people who think stay-at-home moms are just relaxing, they need to live 24-7 with a couple of preschoolers to really have an opinion. And, I’m not even a stay-at-mom! But I have massive respect…

  7. Adrianscrazylife says

    The tradition in our family is to have kids about a decade or so apart from each other. Sounds crazy, but it works great. When I look at families with so many kids in a row, I think we’ve got it so much easier! I was a very relaxed Mom because I only had one kid at a time to deal with.

    • B says

      Promise. It doesn’t happen over night but eventually. One day you will find yourself somewhere and realize…you made it there. I couldn’t believe how overwhelmed I found myself at times but I held on and here I am…all 3 are in school now and I’m sad my babies are growing.

  14. AJ says

    My aunt was an RN! I hope you’re having tons of fun at home with your three (You sure seem to!).

    • B says

      When I was younger I used to do a lot of creative writing. I seem to have lost the knack for it but I see it in my son. He has been writing himself stories since he could talk! He’d dictate, I’d write them down and then he’d draw pictures. I need to channel some of that again!

  17. OMG! Yummy says

    Happy Monday? to all. The sun is shining again in Northern California so no matter what else happens, it’s a good day!

    Fun blog to kick off the week.

  18. Jenna says

    I am also an RN who just had my first baby! still working part time, but looking forward to my hiatus when baby 2 comes in a few years! 🙂

    • B says

      Congratulations on your baby! Sometimes working is a great place to find some adult interaction! Have you noticed the similarites between nursing and motherhood yet?

      • Jenna says

        oh yes many many nursing and baby similarities… I remember when my baby was brand new I told my husband that I felt like all I ever did was take care of other people 24 hours a day! At least it is something I love 🙂

    • B says

      We ARE a fun family! I married a goofball and my kids definately have a silly streak in them.

    • B says

      Hope you enjoyed your read! It has been a fabulous day and I’ve gotten to meet so many great SITStahs!

    • B says

      I used to work part time evenings so I didn’t need to worry about child care and I was still at home with my kids…giving me the best of both worlds. However, circumstances at work changed and I found I needed to get out of there. I don’t regret it for a second.

  35. The BabbyMama says

    Afternoon, ladies! I am so excited to be running my latest giveaway 🙂 Hope everyone will stop by to enter!

    Today is a good day – mostly the contest posting – but also stressful. I’m looking forward to coming home to some choice blogs to read this afternoon!

    • B says

      and gets crazier and crazier! They keep me busy but one day before I know it I’ll be sitting in my rocking chair thinking “remember when” and missing these crazy busy days.

  41. Alicia says

    3 in 3 years, I thought 2 in 2 years was crazy! you have a beautiful family! I try to enjoy every moment at home and you make it seem more doable!

    • B says

      The transition from 2 to 3 was a little tricky…we found ourselves outnumbered! Enjoy every moment because they grow too quick.

    • B says

      I wouldn’t mind being sainted. Although those who know me well know that I”m no saint 😉

  50. Christine says

    Off for a read. I am also a nurse taking time to raise my family. Truth be told, I will probably never go back to nursing. So hard to avoid that nursing burnout…

    • B says

      Truth be told…not so sure you’ll find me back there either! I was burnt out very quick.